[Boost-build] Would like help debugging MinGW problem

Subject: [Boost-build] Would like help debugging MinGW problem
From: Jeremiah Willcock (jewillco_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-04-19 12:08:07

The regression test libs/graph/test/graphviz_test.cpp is failing on all 
MinGW platforms by throwing an unhandled exception.  The code is supposed 
to throw an exception, but it is wrapped in a try block that specifically 
catches the exception being thrown; this code is around line 193 in the 
test case.  The test passes on almost all other platforms, including other 
GCC configurations and VC++ on Windows.  Is this a problem in the 
platform?  Are there known issues with exceptions on MinGW? 
<URL:http://wiki.netbeans.org/MinGWInCCDevelopmentPack> suggests that the 
compiler needs -mthreads for exceptions to work properly.  Does the 
regression test (that doesn't use threads) work with this flag?  Any help 
would be appreciated.

-- Jeremiah Willcock